Where does “Weißglut” come from?
Weißglut (German) comes from German glut, from Middle High German gluot, from Old High German gluot, from Proto-West Germanic glōdi, from Proto-Germanic glōdiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
Weißglut (German): incandescence; fury; violent anger
Definitions
- incandescence; fury; violent anger
Ancestry of “Weißglut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | glut | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | gluot | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gluot | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | glōdi | glow; ember |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | glōdiz | glow; heat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |